Toaster



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Be it known that I, Enni JnRoMn MoNEUsn, a citizen of'the United States, and a resiident of Palisade, in the county of Bergen s and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toasters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toasters primari-` lo ly designed for use in places where it is necessary to toast large quantities of'bread.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a cheap, simple and eflic-ient toaste-r adapted for toasting large quantities w of bread at a time.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toaster provided with means for feeding-v a desired number of ieces of bread lonto the toasting drum an provided .with means for d'elivering the toasted hread quickly after it has been toast/ed.

p Another v'object is the provision of a toaster provided with means for toasting both sides of a piece of bread at the same time.

These and other objects are accomplished byproy'iding a casin -in which'a drum hav- 'ing bread holding s elves attached thereto is rotatably mounted on a hollow shaft, .V means being provided 'for revolving) the ang-drum, for feeding the bread onto the f read i holding shelvesattached to the drum, and for toasting both sides lof .the bread as it passes around 'the drum.4

These and other objects of the invention' will be more clearly understood from the pan 'ng dm'wings.v

Figure 1 is a, section valong the linek-1 Fi. re 2; igure 2 is a `sect1onalong1the line 2-2-2,

Fi re. 1' lgure,3 is an .end elevation of the hub mounted on a hollow shaft and provided.v with spring spokes` for operating the feeding to means;

Figure 4 project the read "onto the drum.

'Referring to thev ahove-mentioned drawings, -theytoaster 'includes a casin supported on le tends throug the casing and-adrum 13 is rotatably mounted on the hollow shaft and retained in position in the casing .by means ,in alinement with the burner 33 .with Vfufelthrough a' pipe 36. The {33 directs the fiames outward through the v'drum' wall whilethe vburner direots the oo w :pends' from the top of the casing 10 in front is a side 'elevation showing the feeding ap aratus after it is operated to of collars 14 and 15. The drum 13 includes M two disks 17 and 18 having integral there-` with bearings 21 and 22, respectively. Mounted on the disks 17 and 18 and spaced from one another about the circumference'of the disks are a lurality of rods19, thus W formin a cylin rical cage. In order to lstrengt en this construction a number of rings 20 are positioned inside ofv the cylindrical cage and attached to the rods 19. Bread receiving Ashelves 16, which are T- os sha ed and attached to the cylinder 13, exten parallel to the axis of the cylinder and .are ci'rcumferentially s acedfrom one another. Attached to the earings 21 and 22 of the drum 13 are sprocket Wheels 23 and 24.' 'm In the u per section of the casing a shaft '25 is rotata ly mounted and ex'tends ,through the walls of the casing. lAttached to each end of this shaft 25 are sprocket Wheels 26 and 27. The sprocket Wheels 26 and 27 are 'w connected to the sprocket wheels23 and 24, respectively, bymeans of chains' 28 and 29. Positioned on the center ofthe shaft 25 and fixed thereto is a worm gear 30 which meshes with a worm 31 attached to the shaft of a to motor 32. v I

Burners 33 and 34 are provided for directing flames toward the toast for the purpose of toasting. The burner 33 is' mounted inside ofthe drum 13 and is supported by se the hollow shaft 12. The fuel for the hamer 33 is supplied through'the hollow shaft 12 and openings 38 in the hollow shaft. The burner 34 is mounted 'outside of the drum hut inside of the casing 10 and is positioned w I ocated in the drum 13. i This hurner 34 is'suiplied nrner flanes' inward'tow'ard the drum. In :order to) prevent the flames from impinging on the pieces of bread 37 directly, a screen de= of the burner 34. w

:As set forth in the preoeding paragre h, gas burners 33 and 34 are provided or user. After a toaster provided with hosting elementsyhas been in operation for mnie time the temperature in the casing 10 increases and as soon asl the bread enters the casing the cooking process begins.

A rack 39 provided with trunnions 40 is pivotally mounted in the casing 10 extending parallel to the a-Xis of the drum l13. Fixed to the trunnions 40 are two arms 42 and 44 which are not in line with the rack 39 but are turned counter-clockwise about the trunnions through a certain desired angle. The Weighted arm 42 is provided with a projection 43'which extends outward and parallel with the axis of the drum' 13. EX- te'nding the length of the rack 39 is an opening 41 in the casing 10.

A hub 45 is attached to the sleeve 21 by means of a set screw 47. Extending radially outward from this hub and supported thereby are spring spokes 46. These spokes are of asufiicient length to engag'e the projection '43 of the weighted arm 42 when it is in its lower position. As the drum 13 rotates, the hub 45 is rotated clockwise, as viewed in Figure 3. The projection 43 is engaged by one of' the spring' spokes 46 and carried up to the vdotted position shown in the figure. When the weighted arm reaches the position shown in the dotted lines the spring spoke bends and slides past the projectiomallowing the arm 42 to dropback into its original position. As the weighted arm 42' js rotated about the aXis of the trunnions 40 the rack39 is also rotated about the same axis. The distance through which the rack 39' may be rotated about the trunnions 40 is limited by means for stop blocks 48 at' tached to the ends of the ca'sing 10.

The operation of the device is as follows z' The bread is first placed in position' along the rack 39. The motor 32 is then set in operation, rotating the 'drum 13 and the hub 45. As the hub:45 rotates, one of the spring spolres 46 engages the projection 43, rotating' the weighted arm 42 and the rack 39 about the .trunnions 40 into the position shown in Figure 1. The pieces of bread 37 are then projected from the rack 39 onto the drum 13 where they are received by one of the `T-shaped shelves 16. When the spring spoke 46 passes slightly beyond the position shown bydotted lines in Figure 3 it releases the projection 43 and the weighted arm drops back to its' originahposition where the rack 39 is ready to receive more bread. The bread vthat has been deposited on the drum is carried forward and finally arrives in theposition shown in Figura 1 where it 'is located between the burners 33 and 34.

`The burners, which are lighted as soon as the operator desires to use the toaster, direct flames in the direction of the bread which is to be toasted. When the drum moves another step forward the toasted bread is dropped into a drawer 49 located in the bottom of the casing '10.

T would state in conclusion that while the illu'strated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my inyention T do not limit myself strictly to the ex'act details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1. A bread toaster, comprising a casing, a drum provided with support-mg meansfor receiving the bread rotatably mounted in the ('asing, means for revolving the drum, means for feeding the bread ont-o said bread receiving means, and means provided in conjunction with the drum for Operating said feeding means.

2. A device of the class described for toasting bread, comprising a casing, a drum provided with bread supporting means rotatably mounted in the casing, means for revolving said drum, .means for feeding' the bread onto the bread supporting means carried by the drum, means attached to the drum to revolve therewith for operating said feeding means, and burners positio'ned inside and outside of the drum.

3. lin a toaster, a rotatably mounted drum, means carried by the drum for receiving 'the articles to be toasted, means for feeding the articles to be toasted on to said receiving' means, and means carried by the drum for operatng the feeding means as the drum r volves.

4. In a device for toasting bread including a casing and a drum provided with bread rece'iving means, a feeding mechanism com- .prising a rack pivotally mounted on the casing parallel to said drum, a weighted arm attac-hed to said rack and extending at an angle thereto, and.'spring arms attached said drum for engag'ing said weighted arm to operate said rack.

5. Tn a toaster, a rotatably mounted drum,

T-shaped support'carried by the drum for receivin the articles to be toasted, means for feet ingf the articles to be toasted lonto the lT'-shaped supports, and means carried by the drum for operating said feeding means. .6. lin a device for toasting bread including a casing and a drum provided with bread receiving means rotatably mounted in the casin'g, means for feeding the bread to said bread receiving means, comprising a rack pivotally mounted in' the casing. and extending' parallel to the drum, a weighted arm attached to said rack and extending at an angle thereto, and a hub havin a plurality of spring' spokes extending raially outward 'attached to the drum, said springq spoires serving to engage the weighted arm to rotate the same through a certain ange to operate the rack as the' drum revolvee. 7. Tn a master, a rotatahly mounted drum,

supports adapted for carrying on either side the material to be toasted mounted on the drum, means for feeding the material to be toasted onto said supports, and means for Operating the feeding means carried -by the drum.

8. In a toaster including a toasting drum provided with means for holdin the material to be toasted, means for feeding the material to be toasted, said holding means comprising a pivotally mounted rack extending parallel to the drum, means for normally retaining the rack in a position for receiving the material to be toasted, and means carried by the drum for Operating said rack casing to feed the material to be toasted to the holding means.

9. A device for. toasting bread, comprisin acasing, a drum provided with a plura ity of bread supporting members rotatably mounted on a hollow shaft carried by the casing, means for revolving said drum,

means for feeding bread onto the bread sup-` porting members carried by the drum, a burner carried by said hollow shaft and supplied with fuel through the same located in-. side of said drum for directing a fiame outward through the drum, a second burner mounted in the frame outside of the drum and in alinement' with said first burner for directing a flame toward the drum, and

means interposed between the drum and said second burner for preventing the bread from dropping into the flame.

10. In a device for toasting bread including a casing and a drum rotatably mounted on the hollow shaft carried by the casmg, toasting means comprising a burner positioned in the drum, fixed to the hollow shaft and supplied with fuel through said shaft, and a second burner mounted 1n the casing, positioned outside of the drum in alinement with said first-mentioned burner.

11. A device for toasting bread, comprising a casingga drum provided With bread supporting means rotatably mounted on a hollow shaft carried by the casing, means for revolving said drum carried by the' casing, means for feeding the bread onto said bread supporting means, means attached to the drum for operatin said bread feedin means, a burner carrie by said hollow sha and supplied with fuel from the same for directing a flame outward through the drum, a second burner mounted in the casing in alinement with the burner located in the drum for directing a flame inward, a screen positioned in the front of said burner for protecting the bread, and means for receiving the toast positioned in the casing below '0 the drum.

ELIE J. MONEUSE. 

